The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-09-08

moving for q farmers institute We are
glad e see { that asr bTrethFen;9f the Fast
are taking !steps in the right direction.
When properly conducted, nothing. can
accomplish more for the farmer at, such
little cost ofrtiime' and money.
The Roahois District Grange Fair
will be 1eld'at the. grounds at Woodland
on the 18th 70 27th.of Oct TIE GGrann1gers
Of the.ss Roanoke District are as truenas
steel, They have outlived prejudice and
have grandly illustrated thesvalue of CO.
operation and the possible. achievement Of
indo,mitable pluck.
The trade in willow ware and wooden
ware is immense in this country = Why
capital find profitable investment
in manufacturing these goods in our
State? No State j h the Union IS better
supplied with choice, material for such an
enterprise, and nowhere can itsbe prose-
cuted more cheaply. sih 49, s.s.E 1
On the 18th, 10th and a17th of this
month a grand celebration of the centen-
NAL of the adoption of the Constitution
viii be held in Philadelphia. All the
Governors of the, States. have been in
vited a and are ,seesx expected TO be present,
Gov. Scales and staff will attend and will
be escorted by the Fayetteville %Independ-
ent Light Infantry. .sliuuf r~.i/ ua F,
ga Farmers Boys" communicatiou
does not appear for the simple reason that
his name does not come whit We. re-
quire the name Of the writer in all cases,
not for publication, unless requested, but
as a guarantee of good faith. Send US
your real name Farmer Boy" and your
sprightly letter shall have a showing. w
stand by the boys, and SO. far as The Pro
FARMER can, it will see that they
have a fair, square showing.
Farmers, read the advertisement of
Williamson & Upchurch and send an
order to them for your grass and clover
seed. If you have never sown clover or
grass begin now, if you don't seed more
than one acre. Begin it and do It properly
and you will eve quit it, Write to
them. They are both splendid farmers
and are among the best growers of clover
and grasses IN the State, and can give you
all the information you need.
.. asa +ErH #~- ~#% r. -" -
We are indebted to Col. D. Il. Barker,
of Monticello, Ark, for a copy of consti-
tuition and bylaws of the Drew County
Agricultural Club and which upon a
casual examination, presents ON most
excellent features. We Shall copy them
for the benefit of our readers as soon as
space will allow. Col. Barker was one
of the prominent and active men in the
Atlanta convention and made a faithful
and able representative Of his State.
Mr.. John 7. Patrick, State Commits
of. Immigration, has established
The North. Carolina Land and Immigra-
ton Bureau at % Dey ST., N. Y. City,
under the supervision of Mr.. T. p. Nc.
Allister, with Mr.. Nick w. Schenck, late
of Wilmington, N. Q.stas Manager. This
bureau proposes to act as a general bust
ness agency for our people, and can be,
made of great advantage to them if
properly conducted, as doubtless it will be.
MIR. ]. R, Barry, Organizer Of FARM
ers' Alliance, writes under date of the
I'd inst: "Please, ask, through your col
umns, the secretaries of ne~wly-formed Al
to send to THE PRoGREssrvE
FARMER the names Of officers with post
office address, that they may be added to
the directory. Moore county win organ
lie at Jonesboro on Thursday, the 9th
inst, and then Thu. "old Tar Heel stats,l
VIII add her forces to; the one mil1ioR al.
ready in the field. The word REHoRMP is
written everywhere, and the farmers
seem determined to share its benefits.
Have you ever thought seriously Of.
what help you could be to this paper and
TO the farmers of the State, If you would
secure a.club of subscribers for us2 Have
you ever tried it? Will you not do so?t1
Look at, our rates to cltbs.s TIE Pro
FARMER at these. rates is the
cheapest paper eyerf published in North
Carolina. Do notthe farmers need TIA
farrner came tosus at Lexing-
andsaid: II can't make aspeechnor